Index: /etc/drush/includes/drush.inc
===================================================================
--- /etc/drush/includes/drush.inc
+++ /etc/drush/includes/drush.inc
@@ -1424,6 +1424,7 @@
     case 'notice' :
     case 'message' :
     case 'info' :
+    case 'status':
       if (!$verbose) {
         // print nothing. exit cleanly.
         return TRUE;